New Zealand Woman’s Weekly 1841

Nothing will stand in the way of Her Majesty and her horses! The Queen (92) gave her chauffeur a day off, instead driving herself and some friends in her Range Rover around her Balmoral Estate in Scotland. Returning from lunch at Glen Clova with the Royal Shooting Party, the Queen stopped to get out and personally handfeed her horses with food she had stashed in her pocket. In fact, Her Majesty loves her horses so much, she has a 24-hour CCTV set up in the stables at Sandringham so she can check on her favourites whenever she pleases.…

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We’ve learnt something about you this week, dear Weekly readers – you absolutely adore a good pie. And who doesn’t, really – whether it’s at a family picnic, on the sideline of a sports field or as a Sunday morning snack after an, ahem, lively night before. When we set out to discover just which kind of pie New Zealanders loved the most, we knew there would be some strong opinions. But we were absolutely gobsmacked at just how many entries we received for our Kiwi Classic Pie competition – it seemed like they’d never stop pouring out of the mail bag! Of course, here in the Weekly office, we all have our favourites too, and boy did it bring out some culinary passion! Some loved the stock standard classics you’d…

Not many babies can say they attended an event as important as the United Nations General Assembly within their first three months of life – but then again, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford isn’t like many babies! In another history-making moment, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (38) made her first speech at the UN during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, while her partner Clarke Gayford (40) and their newborn daughter Neve sat among delegates to watch. The gorgeous photos of little Neve sitting peacefully in her dad’s lap while her mum spoke, and then being kissed and cuddled by Jacinda afterwards, made waves worldwide. Many leaders have since commented on how the historical moment was much-needed, with our PM explaining that whenever Neve is awake, she is always close by. Clarke has been documenting their…

There aren’t too many topics Jane Fonda won’t discuss. Sex? Sure, let’s talk about it more. Plastic surgery? Of course – she’s had it and regrets it. 50 Shades of Grey? “It’s not very good, is it?” From her three divorces, triumphs, activism and personal heartaches, no-one could ever accuse Jane Fonda of being boring – or not being brave. A youthful 80, Jane is currently in the middle of a career resurgence, thanks to her critically lauded role in Netflix’s hit series Grace and Frankie and her latest film Book Club. But as she gets older, Jane has managed to find herself too, after decades of being led, viewed and influenced by the lenses and personalities of her ex-husbands – despite her iconic stature. In a remarkable new documentary, Jane Fonda in Five…

AGEING “Your age is less chronological and more spiritual and attitudinal.” BARBARELLA “I didn’t like to get naked, [then-husband and director] Vadim promised me everything … that needed to be covered would be. He lied.” NOSTALGIA “I would not want to go back. There’s not one decade I would want to go back to. It was not the ‘good old days’. I mean, I had fun and certainly it was a fascinating life, but I have worked very, very hard to try to figure out who I am.” ADVICE “Don’t give up. You have to be brave and not so invested in looking the way you used to, but try to look as good as you can at the age that you are.”…